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The book takes the reader into the world of women who become actively involved in various mobilization processes in the peace and conflict situations in Chiapas and in Northern Ireland. Detailing how women cross identity boundaries in regions of conflict, the book combines traditional and qualitative research methods in groundbreaking new research.

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Foreword Introduction PART I: ADDRESSING COMPLEXITY AND DIFFERENCE. A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 1. Identity in Transition: Concept, Context and Complexity 2. Addressing Complexity and Difference in Research Methodology PART II: THE VOICES 3. From the Margin to the Centre: Female Narratives of Ethno-national Mobilization 4. The Meaning of Contentious Peace: A Multi-layered Approach to Conflict Settlement PART III: CONNECTING VOICES. LESSONS FROM COLLECTIVE IDENTITY PROCESSES 5. Connecting Boundary Processes during Episodes of Mobilization and Demobilization 6. Lessons Learned from Listening to Women´s Voices in Peace and Conflict Situations Bibliography

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Melanie Hoewer is Lecturer at the University College Dublin School of Politics & International Relations.

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